December 17, 2021 - PALs United for Obesity Advocate Advisor Meeting

This was a convening of Advocate Advisors who have direct experience with advocacy/policy related obesity and co-morbid conditions to help CPALs chart out the work we are doing around obesity, through our PALs United for Obesity initiative. 

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Supplemental links are below.

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• Obesity-Focused Organizations

  • Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)

  • Obesity Care Action Network (OCAN)

  • Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)

  • The Obesity Society (TOS)

  • STOP Obesity Alliance 

  • Roundtable on Obesity Solutions   
     

• Patient Advocacy & Professional Non-Profit Organizations (with an interest in Obesity)​

  • Alliance For Patient Access (AfPA)​

  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) 

  • American Diabetes Association (ADA)

  • American Heart Association (AHA) 

  • American Medical Association (AMA) 

  • American Public Health Association (APHA)

  • Arthritis Foundation (AF) 

  • Association of Black Cardiologists 

  • Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)

  • Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) and Reclaim Your Wellness

  • Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC)

  • Global Liver Institute (GLI)

  • HealthyWomen (HW)

  • League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 

  • National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

  • National Baptist Convention

  • National Black Leadership Commission on Health (NBLCH)

  • National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)

  • Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)

  • Public Health Institute (PHI)

  • WomenHeart
     

• Government Organizations

  • CDC

  • CDC Obesity Partners

  • US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health

  • Healthy People 2030 

  • State Public Health Departments
     

• Legislative Organizations​

  • American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)  

  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL)

  • National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)

  • National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL)
     

• Academic/Think Tank Organizations

  • Georgetown University Health Policy Institute

  • Harvard School of Public Health 

  • STOP Obesity Alliance